Wisconsin | |
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State of Wisconsin | |
Nickname(s): Badger State, America's Dairyland | |
Motto: Forward | |
Anthem: On, Wisconsin! | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Wisconsin Territory |
Admitted to the Union | May 29, 1848 (30th) |
Capital | Madison |
Largest city | Milwaukee |
Largest county or equivalent | Marathon County |
Largest metro and urban areas | Milwaukee metropolitan area |
Government | |
• Governor | Tony Evers (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Sara Rodriguez (D) |
Legislature | Wisconsin Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | Assembly |
U.S. senators | Ron Johnson (R) Tammy Baldwin (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 65,498.37 sq mi (169,640 km2) |
• Land | 54,310 sq mi (140,663 km2) |
• Rank | 23rd |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 311 mi (507 km) |
Elevation | 1,049 ft (320 m) |
Highest elevation | 1,951 ft (595 m) |
Lowest elevation | 579 ft (176 m) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,822,434 |
• Rank | 19th |
• Density | 105/sq mi (40.6/km2) |
• Rank | 23rd |
• Median household income | $59,305 [3] |
• Income rank | 23rd |
Demonyms | Wisconsinite |
Language | |
• Official language | None |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
USPS abbreviation | WI |
ISO 3166 code | US-WI |
Traditional abbreviation | Wis., Wisc. |
Latitude | 42° 30' N to 47° 09′ N |
Longitude | 86° 46′ W to 92° 54′ W |
Website | www |
Wisconsin state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Bird | American robin Turdus migratorius |
Fish | Muskellunge Esox masquinongy |
Flower | Wood violet Viola sororia |
Insect | Western honey bee Apis mellifera |
Tree | Sugar maple Acer saccharum |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Dance | Polka |
Food | Corn Zea mays |
Fossil | Trilobite Calymene celebra |
Mineral | Galena |
Rock | Red granite |
Slogan | America's Dairyland[4] |
Soil | Antigo silt loam |
Tartan | Wisconsin tartan |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2004 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
Wisconsin is a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. The capital of Wisconsin is Madison. The biggest city in Wisconsin is Milwaukee.
In 2018, most of Wisconsin’s immigrants came from Mexico, India, China, Laos and the Philippines.[5]